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Friday Favorites – Week 111

April 12, 2012 18 Comments

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Hello ladies! Happy Friday! Thanks for stopping by today!  I wanted to announce to my Friday Favorite Partiers that on Friday night I’ll be putting up my post for Ultimate Blog Party, and with my post I’m offering a necklace giveaway from my shop! So please come by and enter!

Carrot Cakes from Jen’s Favorite Cookies
 

Tinker Bell Cake from Snickety Things
 

Butterscotch Cookies from Domesblissity
 

My Pinterest Pick:
No Bake Strawberry Milk Cheesecake from Sprinkle Bakes
Thanks for joining the party this week! Link up your posts below!

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Easter Chick Food Ideas

March 27, 2012 8 Comments

Well, as you can see I’ve gotten moved over to my new home on WordPress! Yay! (More on that later!)

Today I’ve got some fun Easter foods to share with you from around the blogosphere, but not just any Easter foods, Easter Chick foods!  I just adore chicks! They are so cute, and they are the perfect symbol for springtime.  Hope you enjoy!

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Filed Under: cookies and candy, desserts, Easter, party ideas, recipes

Peanut Butter Cracker Balls

March 19, 2012 17 Comments

I just love peanut butter candy! Last year around Easter I shared a recipe for Homemade Peanut Butter Cups.  And this Easter I’ve got another peanut butter treat!
This is one that I just threw together as an experiment one night.  It’s based on this traditional peanut butter cookie/candy recipe that I shared back in January. And I think you’ll find it’s the perfect sweet and salty combo candy!
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Recipe for Crunchy Peanut Butter Balls:
Ingredients:
1 cup Ritz or Townhouse crackers, crushed
2/3 cup peanut butter
3-4 blocks almond bark
a few drops food coloring (optional)
sprinkles (optional)
Directions:  Place crackers inside a zipper bag and crush using a rolling pin, meat tenderizer, your hands, or anything else you want to use. (Sorry I can’t remember how many crackers I used. I just counted out a few and poured the crumbs into a measuring cup.)
Next place 2/3 cup peanut butter inside a bowl.  Add cracker crumbs and mix until well combined.  Chill in the refrigerator or freezer for 15 minutes.  This will help to keep the peanut butter from sticking to your hands as much, though you may want to put some flour powdered sugar on your hands before rolling.
After rolling back into balls, place back into freezer for another 15-20 minutes.
Next prepare your almond bark according to package directions. I use the microwave, stopping in 15-30 seconds increments to stir.  Once the chocolate is melted, add food coloring 2-3 drops at a time, stirring, and then adding drops again until you get your desired color.
Finally dip your balls in the almond bark using a spoon or candy dipper and immediately add sprinkles after dipping.
Place balls on parchment paper and let dry.  Makes 24 balls.
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Filed Under: cookies and candy, desserts, Easter, party ideas

Rice Krispie Treat Nests with Easter Peeps

March 5, 2012 31 Comments

Rice Krispie Treat Nests with Easter Peeps
Today I’ve got an amazingly simple and fun treat! It’s a great take on a classic favorite, The Rice Krispie Treat, with some fun Easter ingredients added in to create a festive and fun edible party favor that everyone will enjoy!
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So I was thinking, what could be more fun for Easter than a marshmallow peep? How about marshmallow peeps perched upon their very own Rice Krispie Treat Nest?  I made a batch of these the other day for my husband to carry to work, and they went over very well! (I only wish the photos were a little better, but I was totally rushed!)
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Rice Krispy Treat Nests with Easter Peeps
 

What You’ll Need: 

6 Cups Rice Krispies
1 Bag Marshmallows
3 Tablespoon stick butter, sliced.
15 Marshmallow Peeps
1 Bag Jelly Beans
Muffin Tin
Directions: Melt together marshmallow and butter in the microwave or on the stove top on low heat. Add Rice Krispies and stir together.  Spoon treat mixture into individual muffin cups. You should have enough to fill about 15 cups. Top each nest with 3 to 5 Jelly Beans. Next top each nest with a peep. You may need to press the peep down to get it to stay atop the next.  Chill in the refrigerator or freezer for a few minutes. Then using a spoon or spatula carefully remove the nests from the muffin tins.
Place on a fun serving tray or place in treat bags for a fun party treat!
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Tip:  Don’t like Peeps?  Serve just the nest with a few eggs on top as shown below.
 
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Tip: I found these adorable treat bags at Wal-mart. They were $1.47 for 20 bags, and the treats fit perfectly inside.  They also looked super cute, and it made them very portable!
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Filed Under: cookies and candy, desserts, Easter, party ideas

Cookies & Cream Lollipops

January 29, 2012 28 Comments

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Over the holidays my Oreo Balls were very popular. (Both on the blog and at home!) Last week I made another batch for my husband, and I bought an extra package of Oreos so that I could experiment with some other recipes.
Over the weekend I made these Valentine lollipops. Aren’t they cute!  And you won’t believe just how easy they were!  I have to admit, they aren’t quite as good as the Oreo Balls. (But then again, what is?) However, I expect you’ll like them just the same!
Make these in minutes with the kids for an after-school Valentine’s treat, serve for your kid’s Valentine parties, or even hand out to coworkers and friends. (Candy-Gram anyone?)

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Recipe for Cookies & Cream Lollipops:
 
Ingredients:
8 blocks Almond Bark
8-12 Oreo Cookies, crushed
lollipop molds
lollipop sticks
Directions: Crush cookies. Place crumbs in candy molds, completely covering the bottom of the mold. Put your lollipop sticks in place. Melt chocolate in microwave, in 15-20 increments, stirring in between to prevent scorching. Pour chocolate into molds, one lollipop at a time and then cover the lollipops with remaining cookie crumbs.  Lollipops should harden in a few minutes. Refrigerate for faster hardening. Remove from molds when ready to serve. Makes about a dozen lollipops
Hint: If you don’t have any lollipops, use other candy molds or a even mini muffin tin.

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PS – I’m hosting a couple of giveaway this week from my shop! The first one is at Free & Frugal Mommy of One. Go check it out!
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Filed Under: cookies and candy, Recipe of the Week, Valentine's Day

White Chocolate Chip Red Velvet Cookies

January 23, 2012 44 Comments

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In honor of Valentine’s Day coming up in a few weeks, I’ve got a truly sweet and decadent treat to share with you!  This one combines the official colors of Valentine’s Day with its official flavor: Chocolate! And I know you and your true love will adore them!
And to make things even better, this one is another cake mix cookie recipe! I got it from Heather at Whipper Berry. (I just used chocolate chips instead of chunks!) Hope you enjoy!

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Recipe for White Chocolate Chip Red Velvet Cookies:

Ingredients:
1 box of Red Velvet Cake Mix
1 cup of All-Purpose Flour
2 sticks of softened butter
1 egg
1 cup of White Chocolate Chips (Heather used 2 cups of chocolate chunks, but for me 1 cup of the chips worked just fine.)
Directions:
In a bowl, stir butter until soft and fluffy. Slowly add cake mix and flour. Once combined, add egg and mix completely. Fold in chocolate chips. Form dough into one inch balls.  Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.
(For my cookies, I decided to experiment, so I used a single cookie scoop for about half of them.  Then for the rest, I did 2 scoops per cookie, and then flattened them out.  And then I also used a big heart cookie cookie for some)

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Filed Under: cookies and candy, Recipe of the Week, Valentine's Day

Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

January 16, 2012 18 Comments

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Today I’ve got one of my easiest desserts recipes to share with you!  I first learned to make these in the sixth grade when I was in the Future Homemakers Club (now known as Family Career and Community Leaders of America or FCCLA). 

It became an instant favorite of mine, and I immediate went home and shared it with my family.  And it’s been fave easy-fix recipe of mine ever since! Ordinarily I make these around Christmas, but today with the red sprinkles on white chocolate they are a Valentine’s treat!


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Recipe for Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies:

Ingredients:

1 package of crackers (Ritz or Town House)
1 package almond bark
peanut butter
spinkles (optional)

Directions: Spread peanut butter on to crackers and top with another cracker to make a sandwich.    Amount of peanut butter depends on your preference. I like a thick sandwich, so I’ll put a “glob” of peanut butter (or if you’d like a more technical term, I’d say a tablespoon full…more or less).

After you’ve made all your sandwiches, place almond bark in a microwave bowl and microwave in 15 second increments, stirring in between to prevent sticking. Then dip your sandwich cookies one at time. Retrieve them with a spoon, fork, or candy dipper if you have one.

Add the sprinkles immediately after dipping, as the almond bark will harden very quickly.

If you’re almond bark starts to harden in the bowl before you finished dipping the cookies, heat in in the microwave for an additional 15 seconds.

Place in a container on the counter. You can also store these in the refrigerator if you prefer or freeze them for later.

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Sweets on a Stick Giveaway

January 15, 2012 7 Comments

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Today I’m celebrating a thousand Facebook followers with a fun book review and giveaway! If you’re in to the food pop craze, you’ll love this! The book is Sweets on a Stick: More Than 150 Kid-Friendly Recipes for Cakes, Candies,Cookies, and Pies on the Go!

This new book by Linda Vandermeer features all kinds of sweets on sticks from cake pops to cookie pops, pie pops, candy pops, and even fruit pops! It has something to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth such as:Mini Boston Cream Pies, Fudge Blasted Brownie Bites, Gooey Caramel Candy Apples, Deep Freeze Chocolate Bananas, and more!
And another great thing about the book is that they it gives you some great ideas for all sorts of holidays and occasions.  I picked out a few things from the book that I thought would be great for this time of year.
I think the Sweet Stampin’ Love Pops (pictured above) are the obvious choice for Valentine’s Day, but I also think these Triple Chocolate Fudge Pie Pops would make a fine Valentine’s treat!

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And I just adore these Sweet Tweet Bird Pops!  Too cute!

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And of course, we have to include something for the football playoffs! I think these Touchdown Cookie Pops would make a great addition to any football party menu. Don’t you?

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Buy it! Order your copy of Sweets on a Stick.

Connect: If you like what you see here, follow Linda Vandermeer’s blog  Bubble and Sweet. Also, like Bubble and Sweet on on Facebook.


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Easy Holiday Food Ideas

December 19, 2011 7 Comments

If you still need some last minute ideas for your Christmas holiday menu, you’ve come to the right place.  Today I’m sharing some of our favorite holiday appetizers and sweets!


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1. Black Bean Spirals
2. Black Bean Spirals
3. Ham & Cheese Pinwheels
4.  Sausage Balls


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Homemade Cookie Mix in a Jar and Frosted Chocolate Drops

December 12, 2011 12 Comments

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This week I’ve got a recipe for you that also makes a fun and easy homemade gift.  By the way, don’t forget that all this week, my blog friends and I are hosting Holly Bloggy Christmas, where you can link up your Christmas ideas and win prizes!  

I’ll be linking this post up at the Homemade Gift Party on Monday at tatertots and jello and the Recipe Party on Tuesday at Chef in Training. By the way, the parties also feature fun giveaways from Twisted Sugar Twine and Sweet Kiwi Crochet.

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First of all, we have to make our cookie mix. I actually learned about this mix last year when I did a promotion with Crisco’s Cookie Central.  The cookie mix is really quick and easy to make, and it can be used to make a variety of Christmas cookies.

Recipe for Homemade Cookie Mix

Ingredients:
8 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour

4 cups sugar 
4 teaspoons baking powder 
3 teaspoons salt 
2 2/3 sticks Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening 
Directions: COMBINE flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a very large bowl. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. STORE in airtight container in freezer up to six months.

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Bake these cookies and place in containers for Christmas gift giving.  Or give a jar of the cookie mix as a gift, and include a copy of the following recipe!

Recipe for Frosted Chocolate Drops:
Ingredients: 
2 ¼ cups Homemade Cookie Mix 
2 tablespoons sugar 
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 
1 tablespoon Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil 
1 large egg
1 ⁄3 cup milk 
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 
½ cup chopped walnuts 
1 (16 oz.) container frosting
Directions:HEAT oven to 375ºF.COMBINE Homemade Cookie Mix, sugar and cocoa in large mixing bowl until blended. Add oil, egg and milk. Beat with electric mixer on low until combined. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on baking sheet.BAKE 7 to 9 minutes or until done. Cool completely on cooling rack. Frost cookies and top with additional chopped nuts, if desired.
For a fun printable copy of this and other recipes that you can make with the cookie mix,  visit Crisco Holiday Recipes.

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Please check out all of this week’s parties!!

On Wednesday we share crafts at Just Sew Sassy, and on Thursday we share our decor at The Shabby Creek Cottage.

And come back here at the end of the week and link up for Friday Favorites! 

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